Key (cryptography)

Known as: Encryption key, Cryptographic key, Key (cryptology) 
In cryptography, a key is a piece of information (a parameter) that determines the functional output of a cryptographic algorithm. For encryption… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Secret Key Agreement by Public Discussion from Common Information
  • M. Maurer
  • 2004
The problem of generating a shared secret key S by two parties knowing dependent random variables X and I’, respectively, but not… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A Forward-Secure Public-Key Encryption Scheme
Cryptographic computations are often carried out on insecure devices for which the threat of key exposure represents a serious… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
A key-management scheme for distributed sensor networks
Distributed Sensor Networks (DSNs) are ad-hoc mobile networks that include sensor nodes with limited computation and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Cryptographic key generation from voice
We propose a technique to reliably generate a cryptographic key from a user's voice while speaking a password. The key resists… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Selecting Cryptographic Key Sizes
In this article we give guidelines for the determination of cryptographic key sizes. Our recommendations are based on a set of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The Inductive Approach to Verifying Cryptographic Protocols
Informal arguments that cryptographic protocols are secure can be made rigorous using inductive definitions. The approach is… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Differential Fault Analysis of Secret Key Cryptosystems
In September 1996 Boneh, Demillo, and Lipton from Bellcore announced a new type of cryptanalytic attack which exploits… (More)
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Keying Hash Functions for Message Authentication
The use of cryptographic hash functions like MD5 or SHA-1 for message authentication has become a standard approach in many… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Encrypted key exchange: password-based protocols secure against dictionary attacks
Classic cryptographic protocols based on user-chosen keys allow an attacker to mount password-guessing attacks. A combination of… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Experimental Quantum Cryptography
We describe initial results from an apparatus and protocol designed to implement quantum public key distribution, by which two… (More)
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